Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-23
WILL N0F ACCRPF.
President CleVelt nd Posi-
lively Against Re-
nomination.
Work Of the Death Deal
ing Cyclone in
Missouri.
Senator Sherman Said to
Have Narrowly Escaped
Kidnapping.
Confidence In Blaine's strength-WAre-
houses for Taeona-vietim Of the
Gold Brlcks-Terrsr 70 Bald
Knobdom - Pacific Rail.
road COmmisslsn.
Cleveland VIII Nos Aeoeps Reuomlna.

roaa Commlsston.
Cleveland VIII Nos Aeeeps Reaemina
eions
81. LoUIs, April ga special fron
Washington 10 the st. Leuis Republicas
gives the following rather startling In.
formation: President Cleveland neither
wishes DER will sccept renomination
This will be startling inforDation tc
the country, setting at rest the impor.
tant second term question, nov the sub
iect of interested consideration In polit.
lcal circles everywhere. The correspond
ent Of the Repablioda has the highest
possible authority for the statement,
however, and 10 can be depended
upon as strictly and entirely true. II
comes from the President himsslf, Who
made declaration 10 this effect on
Wednesday to prominent Democratic
Senator from one Of the Western
States, who is on terms Of especial init.
macy At the White House. The Presi-
dent spoke with % much deliberate
eaFnestness and suoh studied emphasis
that the Senator With whom he was
taking 10 certain thsFe is no reason to
question his perfect and entire sim
esrity. His manner no less than his
words indicated that the declaration
vas simply the decision of q firm reso.
luti0n, which had resulted from careful
consideration Of all the phases Of the
matter.
The President said that be had net
given any intimation Of bis feelings to
the representatives Of the press for the
staple reason that be felt nothing be
might say about not wishing, or not be.
ing willing, 10 take . second term would
be believed: II hardly expect anybody
TO believe 4" be said, "exeept my wife;
bat Il 10 90, none the less" Continuing,
be said: Everything do, every 40.
pOintment make. they think is 20 So
cure reelection. On the contrary, am
counting the days that remain until my
release from Office, Just as II we're q
prisoner 10 confinement"
Apparently TO make IL plain that be
bad taken no alf-heartad resolution
the President proceeded TO speak Of the
exacting and laborious duties which fall
to the incumbent Of the Presidential
office, when the functions Of the Presi-
dency are administered with such
minute faithfulness a. he has brought
to the position. No man, he said, could
endure the strain Of such labor at onoe
physical and mental for q longer period
than four years without the risk Of per-
manent injury 10 his health. For these
reasons he could not think of contin
nance Of his term beyond the four years
be has nov half campleted. Nothing,
be said TO bis Senatorial visitor, Weald
persuade him TO alter this resolution,
which he had deliberately formed.
he did not want q second term and
he did not believs there was any indica-
tions Of public duty which could require
him 10 90 his personal wishes. The
Senator Who has reported this signif-
can't conversation to his friend, says
that while the President was not talk
ing for the purpose of getting his views
about reelection before the public,
there was no intimation that be desired
bis words to be regarded as confidential.
The Senator has spoken freely Of
interview 10 personal friends without
any injunction of secrecy, and IL
IL not unlikely that this private
discussion of the matter will
eventually provoke some formal
and public utteranes BY the President.
The Senator is quite sure there was
none Of the coy strategy of an artful
politician who thinks by this advice TO
appear 10 be being sought by, rather
than seekinR she Office.
In this disavowal Of O aecond-term
ambition by the President, be is con-
vinced that every word is meant for just
what IL implies and that Il will be
wholly useless TO plan q campaign on
the basis of q denomination OF Oleve-
land. The President was specific
aad decided In saying that be
could not be induced By any pos
sible consideration to change his
mind that there was nothing in the
way Of argument which could be
brought 10 alter his resolution, deter
mined alike by every consideration Of
personal comfort and happiness and by
the most conscientious regard fer what
could fairly be asked Of him as Q patFi
otic servant Of the people.
Death Dealing Cyeione.
NEVADA (Me.), April "a terrific
cyclone swept over the northern part Of
this (Vernon) county last night shout
O'Clock. The clouds we're plainly visi-
BILE here, passing only about 8 miles
from this city. The cyclone sesrled 10
come down the MaFmaton rivsr from
she Kansas line. dealing death and de-
stFuction wherever it struck. So far a.
can be learned the 6rst place II toached
vas In Metz township, Passing through
Metz, Ossge and Blue Mound town
ships; fences, houses, barns and every
thing in the line Of the storm whieh vas
about half q mile vide we're picked ap
rent into splinters and east down many
hundred yards away. Trees were tern
up by the roots. Over thirty bouses wert
destroyed and about fifteen perso1l
killed. Only q partial list Of ths
dead has up the present time beer
obtained which is as follows: Mrs
Z. Shro0is. Miss Shroutt, daughter oi
Mrs. Shroatt. May Slower. j. o. aav.
kins, John Miller. Mira John Miller
There we're ave members OF the MilIel
family. four Of whom we're killed. Thl
baby, aged two years. vas drOpped u
the yard and vas found unburt thil
morning. Parts Of Miller's house ant
furnitsFe we're found strewn OVER thl
aelds for q mile from where the hoas'
formerly stood. Reliable news hai
/ osIy been resolved from Usage town
ship, and IL is thought the death roi
will be swelled 10 over 25 heavl
gale uAssed over the city, damaging thl
Methodist Church and other baildinRs
bat nene 1ere seTioosly injured.
sheFmaA's Escape From kIaAapDers
KKY WEsr (Fia. }. April y. From
private testers fron Havana it u le srns,
that q party Of kioBsppeFs OF ontiaW
had arranged 20 capture senator Johl
Shegmaa 90 bis recent visit 10 Cuba
while 10 Havana sherman sxpres ed
desire to visa the sugar plAntstions n
the interior. A military gaAFo vas ssa
~ an escort, and the shOls party barei
escaped being captured. tie bGndis
arriving At the plantation iass ave min
utes after the departure Of the SaeEnal
party.
GsaaAenee In Blnfness stFeaEfh
CrxgExxAxz, April 22.-BsinR intel
viewed By al Associated Pnss repsrts
today. Richard smith deEied the tFst
Of the report p1bl.shed IN z tslsra d
pars THAI be had received . IstaeF fr0g
WhifslAw Reid In which the latter sal
that the TyTbNAs hs6 arrived 81 the COS